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Barrister Parvateesam (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Barrister Parvateesam' is a 1940 Telugu comedy-drama film directed by H. M. Reddy. It is based on the Telugu novel 'Barrister Parvateesam' (1924) written by Mokkapati Narasimha Sastry.
Casting
The title role of Parvateesam is played by Lanka Satyam.[http://telugu.greatandhra.com/mbs/oct2010/moka_part2_1.php MBS Prasad article], Mokkapati Part 2-I This was his second film. His first was 'Amma', directed by Niranjan Pal. He worked as assistant to director R. Prakash. G. Varalakshmi got the female lead role unexpectedly. Director Prakash saw her, when she was acting in the stage play 'Sakkubai' in Rajahmundry, called her for a make-up test, and gave her the role of wife of Parvateesam. She was 12 years old. She sang two songs in the film. Kasturi Sivarao did two roles as a dentist and a rickshaw puller.[http://telugucineblitz.blogspot.com/2009/09/barrister-parvateesam-1940.html Barrister Parvateesam (1940)], plot line discussion of Barrister Parvatesam
Reception
'Barrister Parvateesam' was a flop at the box-office as it could not live up to the expectations of the audience owing to the popular, positive reception of the novel.
References
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